WORKKEYS Online Practice Questions and Answers

A carpenter earning $15.25 per hour receives a 6% increase in pay. What is the carpenter's new hourly rate?

A. $12.92

B. $16.17

C. $21.25

D. $26.25

E. $254.17

A train must travel to a certain town in 6 days. The town is 3450 miles away. The train must travel an average of how many miles each day in order reach its destination on time?

A. 500

B. 525

C. 550

D. 575

E. 600

A big screen television priced at $1250 is on sale for $850. Calculate the percent savings.

A. 16%

B. 32%

C. 40%

D. 56%

E. 68%

You go into the video store with $52.00 in your wallet. Videos are on sale for $14.95 each. How many can you buy if there is no sales tax?

A. 2 videos

B. 3 videos

C. 4 videos

D. 5 videos

E. 6 videos

During a routine inspection, a quality control officer found three defective parts out of every 150 parts inspected. If 24 defective parts were found, how many parts were inspected?

A. 72

B. 450

C. 1200

D. 2200

E. 3600

Your interior design company has been asked to determine how many square yards of carpet are needed to cover a floor 24 feet by 30 feet. How many square yards of carpet are needed?

A. 40 square yards

B. 80 square yards

C. 240 square yards

D. 720 square yards

E. 1440 square yards

A plumber orders copper tubing for a sink. Tubing comes in lengths of 10.5 feet. He orders two lengths and uses all but 3.5 feet. How many feet of tubing did the plumber use?

A. 21 feet

B. 17.5 feet

C. 14 feet

D. 7 feet

E. 3.5 feet

The table below shows Wyatt's bird watching data that he collected during one week. How many birds did he see on Monday?

A. 5 birds

B. 6 birds

C. 7 birds

D. 8 birds

E. 10 birds

How many acres are contained in a parcel of land 150 feet wide and 250 yards deep?

A. 0.86 acres

B. 1.75 acres

C. 2.58 acres

D. 5.16 acres

E. 539.03 acres

Kaylen worked the following hours during one week. She is paid $9.50 per hour for the first 40 hours of work. After 40 hours she is paid 1 times her regularly hourly rate. How much money did Kaylen earn this week?

A. $401.38

B. $412.06

C. $420.38

D. $522.50

E. $562.32